The XJ Jeep Cherokee was such a big hit for American Motors that Chrysler kept cranking out the unibody-based compact SUVs all the way into the 21st century after acquiring AMC in 1987. For the 1986...

Volvo went to four-wheel disc brakes long before most of the rest of the industry, with every Volvo 140 coming with a high-performance safety-enhancing disc stopper at each corner going back to 1966....

The Belvedere of the 1960s was the Plymouth version of the versatile Chrysler B-Body, sibling to the Dodge Monaco and Charger of the same period, and the Belvedere's top trim level for the 1965-1967...

Peugeot worked hard to become a mainstream car brand in the United States during the 1960s onward, but Americans never warmed to French cars the way Europeans and Africans did. 404s, 504s and, later,...

Hyundai made a big splash in North America when the 1986 Excel went on sale; priced at a mere $4,995 (at a time when the Chevy Chevette listed at $5,645 and a Toyota Tercel for $5,448), the Excel was...

Subaru was a sponsor of the United States ski team during much of the 1980s, and many Americans living in snowy places such as Wyoming or Maine were converted from big American four-wheel-drive trucks...

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